Receipt of Application(s) for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Receipt of Application(s) for Permit

The public is invited to comment on the following application(s)

for permits to conduct certain activities with marine mammals. The

application(s) was/were submitted to satisfy requirements of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing marine mammals (50 CFR part 18).

Applicant: Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, PRT-

789955.

Type of Permit: Scientific Research.

Name and Number of Animals: Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), 50.

Summary of Activity to be Authorized: The applicant requests a

permit to take collect blood and adipose tissue samples, collect

vestigial pre-molars, hair clippings, claw tip clippings, tattoo and

tag up to 50 polar bears. The applicant also requests authorization to

radio-collar and release 2 male and 8 female polar bears to monitor

this species in the North Pole region. Collected samples will be used

to determine the levels of organochlorine and heavy metal contaminants,

food chain dynamics, and ageing.

Source of Marine Mammals for Research: Wild polar bears of all ages

and sexes.

Period of Activity: Through December 1994.

Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, the Office of Management Authority is forwarding copies of

this application to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of

Scientific Advisors for their review.

Written data or comments, requests for copies of the complete

application, or requests for a public hearing on this application

should be sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, room 420(c), Arlington,

Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358-2104 or fax 703/358-2281 and must be

received within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice.

Anyone requesting a hearing should give specific reasons why a hearing

would be appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at the discretion

of the Director.

Documents and other information submitted with these applications

are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy

Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written

request for a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice at the above address.

Dated: May 27, 1994.

Margaret Tieger,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 94-13411 Filed 6-1-94; 8:45 am]

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